About Metro Lampung City

Metro City is one city in Lampung province, is 45 km from the city of Bandar Lampung (capital of Lampung Province).

Based on the characteristics of topography, the City of Metro area is relatively flat with a slope <6 °, the texture of clay soil and clay dust, granular structure and the type of red-yellow podzolic soil and a little sandy. While geologically, Metro City area is dominated by sedimentary rocks of volcanic type QW.

Metro City area in the South Equatorial Lines generally humid tropical climate with an average wind speed of 70 km / day. Altitude region ranging from 25-60 m above sea level (asl), air temperature between 26 ° C 29 ° C, humidity 80% -88% and average rainfall per year 2264 up to 2868 mm.

Livelihood of the population of Metro City in 2005 generaly in the service sector (28.56%), trade (28.18), agriculture (23.97%), transport and communication (9.84%) and construction (5, 63%).

History of Metro beginning from Dutch period.

Metro City area are now at the time of the reign of the Netherlands is Onder Sukadana District in 1937 entered Marga Nuban.

Onder each district is lead by an assistant of Demang, while the District is lead by a Demang. While the superior of the District is   Onder Afdeling that lead by a Dutch Controleur.

The task of the assistant Demang is coordinating  Marga that lead by pesirah and in the execution of their duties aided by a Pembarap (vice of pesirah), a clerk and a messenger (Opas). Pesirah in addition serves as head of the clan as well as Chairman of the Board of Marga. Pesirah Penyimbang chosen by a group of-penyimbang village in each his own marga.

Clan or marga consists of several villages which is lead by the Head of Village and is assisted by several Kepala Suku. The Chief of the tribe or Kepala Suku appointed among his own tribe in the village.

The village leader is selected by a group of penyimbangs in the village. At that time the village head must penyimbang village, if not penyimbang village cannot be appointed and the lead of the village are members of the clan.

Japan times.

In the Japanese era Residente Lampoengsche Districten renamed by the Japanese into Lampung Syu. Syu Lampung is divided into 3 (three) Ken, namely:

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1. Teluk Betung Ken
2. Metro Ken
3. Kotabumi Ken

Metro City area now, at that time including Metro ken into its Gun, Son, clans and villages. Ken lead by Kenco, the Gun lead by Gunco, Son lead by Sonco, the Clan lead by a Margaco, while the village is headed by the Kepala Kampung or the village head.

At the Age of Indonesia Merdeka.

After Indonesia's independence and the enactment of article 2 of the Transitional Regulations 1945, Metro Ken became the District of Central Lampung including City Metro therein. Based on the Decree of Lampung resident. No.153 / D/1952 dated 3 September 1952 which was updated on July 20, 1956 stipulated:

•  Eliminating local clans in the Residency Lampung;
•  Establish regional units in Lampung Keresidenen with the name "Country" as much as 36 states;
• Property rights belong to the clan who abolished the country concerned.

With the removal of Marga state, the Government will be formed at the same time as the State Government. State government consists of a Head of State and Council of State, Head of State elected by the members of the Council of State and Heads of Villages. Metro State with the central government in the Metro (the Metro District).

In practice, the perceived lack of harmony between the government, this state complicate the implementation task and therefore the Governor of Lampung in 1972 made a policy decision for Government Affairs gradually removed, while the rights and obligations of the State Government transferred to the local district.

At the time of the Dutch Government Metro City is still a wilderness that is part of the territory Marga Nuban, who then opened by the colonization in 1936. In 1937 officially submitted by Marga Nuban and once inaugurated as Center Government of Onder District (district level).

At the time of Japanese rule onder district still recognized by the name of Sonco (caniat). At the time of execution of colonization in addition to the Metro is also formed district of Pekalongan onder, Batanghari, Sekampung and Trimurjo.

Onder Fifth District gets technical irrigation plan sourced from Way Sekampung that execution carried out by the colonizations that has been living in the cabin-beds (Bedeng) starting from first place Bedeng in Trimurjo  and 62th Bedeng in Sekampung, which later was named, for example Bedeng21, Yosodadi.

At the time of Japan's technical irrigation still continue because at the time the Dutch government has not been resolved.

And in the days of independence are still technical irrigation continued in accordance with the technical development is planned to present.

The actual name of the Metro City from the Java language "Mitro", which means friend (a gathering place for friendly people or make friends).

And according to the Dutch language "Meterm" which means the center (centrum) thus defined as a place that is strategically placed Mitro which means friend, it is against a background of colonization that came from various areas outside the region of Sumatra. At the time of independence a Metro City remains Metro. With the enactment of Article 2 of Regulation Transition Act of 1945, the Metro into districts lead by a regent in 1945, which at that time held the first Regent is Burhanuddin (1945-1948).

On the basis of Government Regulation no. 34 of 1986 dated August 14, 1986 Administrative City Metro was formed consisting of Kecamatan Metro Raya and Bantul that was inaugurated on September 9, 1987 by the Minister of the Internal Affairs.

Which in its development across five villages in the south of Way Sekampung or Wav Sekampung formed into one district, ie sub Metro Kibang and inserted into the additional area of Central Lampung Regent Sukadana region (now the entrance into the East Lampung regency). And in the same year formed the Regent Helper 2 areas namely Sukadana and Mount Sugih.

With the conditions and potentials, large enough and supported by adequate infrastructure and facilities, City of Metro grew rapidly as a center for commerce, education, culture and also the seat of government, then Naturally with the existing conditions and potential of the City of Metro upgraded to Municipality of Metro.

Hope to obtain regional autonomy occurred in 1999, with the formation of Metro City as an autonomous region under Law No. 12 of 1999 which was enacted April 20, 1999 and inaugurated on April 27, 1999 in Jakarta, together with the City of Dumai (Riau), City Cilegon, Kota Depok (West Java), Banjarbaru City (South Kalimantan) and Ternate (North Maluku).

Then based on the Law of Town Metro No. 25 of 2000 on Village Expansion and Districts in Metro, Metro City administrative region growth into 5 Districts covering 22 villages.